Overview
We're an independent political news publication covering primary elections, ballot access, voter independence, and structural reform in US politics. We run open comments on our articles and we're hiring 5 paid contributors to be part of that conversation.
The role: read short political news articles and write thoughtful 50-200 word comments in your own voice within 60 minutes of the article being shared, during US business hours (8am-4pm PST). $5 per posted comment.
What you'll do
- Receive article links in a private Slack channel during 8am-4pm PST business hours.
- Read the article (~5 min) and write a 50-200 word comment in your own voice (~5 min).
- Post your comment under your own member account, using your real legal name or one consistent chosen pen name — your choice, but it must be consistent across all your comments.
- Drop the comment URL in the channel to confirm.
Pay and the 5-spot model
- $5 per posted comment, paid weekly via Upwork.
- We hire 5 commenters total. Up to 5 of you can post on the same article — everyone who posts within 60 minutes of the article being shared gets paid.
- If you don't post within 60 minutes, you lose your spot for that article. Repeated misses end the role.
- Volume: ~3 articles per week. Realistic earnings if you stay active: $60/month.
Required
- US-based. Pacific or Eastern Time preferred for business-hours coverage.
- Fluent, native-level English.
- Working knowledge of US politics — the primary process, ballot access, current major issues, state-level politics.
- One consistent identity across all your comments. No multiple accounts.
- Willingness to register a free member account on our site.
- Willingness to sign a brief commenter agreement (no AI-generated comments, no identity misrepresentation, write in your own voice).
Not allowed
- AI-generated or AI-rewritten comments. You're paid for your voice. We do post-hoc spot-checks.
- Identity misrepresentation. Don't pretend to be from a region, profession, or affiliation that isn't yours.
- Multiple accounts.
- Personal attacks on named real people. Strong opinions on policy are fine; attacks on individuals are not.
- Applause ("Great piece") or low-effort one-liners.
How to apply
Just tell me your time-zone and availability during US business hours.